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The countries that got tea via China through the Silk Road (land) referred to it in various forms of the word “cha”. On the other hand, the countries that traded with China via sea - through the Min Tan port called it in different forms of “te”.

oldshrewsburyian

I liked this so much I became curious… and it checks out! The explanation lies, unsurprisingly, in who was interacting with whom in early modern long-distance trade.

kf1n3

Wanted to compile all my 1 hour teacup painting studies together ☕

kf1n3

Wanted to compile all my 1 hour teacup painting studies together ☕

sosuperawesome

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coolthingoftheday

This is what the tea that was dumped into the Boston Harbor would have looked like. In the 1700s, tea was compressed into planks; a plank this size could last a person roughly a year. They would be bought in sections, and small slivers would be shaved off into the kettle every time somebody wanted to make a cup of tea.

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roachpatrol

what the **** that’s so neat

shaelit

So what you’re telling me is that they were Frisbeeing tea off the ships.

libertarian--princess-deactivat

And THAT’S why it was such a big deal; they literally destroyed a couple decades worth of tea with each crate they tossed.

They dumped forty-six tons of the stuff into Boston Harbor; that’s worth $1.7 million USD adjusted for inflation.

People don’t protest like they used to smdh

sufjansontag

#this tea

roachpatrol

this is also fucking neat but someone censored my fucking swearing so i have to fucking put it back in this thread like who the fuck does that kind of shit and can i throw their fucking tea in the ocean for it